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<br />" <br /> <br />~6 <br /> <br />available water In storage wIthin the alluvIum of the South Platte River <br />from Its emergence from the mountains to Its confluence wIth Cherry Creek. <br />This Is a relatively small amount compared to the amount of water In <br />storage within the alluvium of the river further downstream and Indicates <br />that the conjunctive use of ground and surface water In District No.8 Is <br />less feasible than in other areas of the state. Although the cities of <br />Denver and Englewood also have ground water supplies It Is a,'fact that <br />for municipal water supply in the metropolitan area reliance Is placed <br />on surface water flows regulated by the use of storage, <br /> <br />Water pumped from alluvial wells comes from the unconsolidated deposits <br />of sand and gravel which comprise the valley fill and Is the same as the <br />water which fills the stream channel. Pumping from alluvial wells, there- <br />fore, depletes the water In the stream and can dry up the stream bed when <br />pumped In sufficient quantity. Because of the limited extent of the allu- <br />vial aquifer within Water District No, 8 and the magnitude of the municipal <br />demand, the provision of a municipal supply from ground water is not feas- <br />Ible, The City of Littleton, which utilizes wells supplied by diversion <br />of direct flow rights to recharge galleries, will be supplied by the City <br />of Denver under an agreement recently concluded between the two cities and <br />thus will no longer be supplied by ground water. <br />